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This date marks the halfway point of the year. In common years, the midpoint of the year occurs at noon on this date, while in leap years, it occurs at midnight (start of the day).

==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [[437]] &ndash; Emperor [[Valentinian III]] begins his reign over the [[Western Roman Empire]]. His mother [[Galla Placidia]] ends her [[Regent|regency]], but continues to exercise [[Politics|political]] influence at the court in [[Rome]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Atkinson|first=Kenneth|title=Empress Galla Placidia and the Fall of the Roman Empire|location=Jefferson, N.C.|publisher=McFarland & Company|date=2020|isbn=9781476682358|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mDnlDwAAQBAJ|page=134}}</ref>
* [[626]] &ndash; [[Li Shimin]], the future [[Emperor Taizong of Tang]], ambushes and kills his rival brothers [[Li Yuanji]] and [[Li Jiancheng]] in the [[Xuanwu Gate Incident]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Chen|first=Jack Wei|title=The Poetics of Sovereignty: On Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty|location=Cambridge, Mass.|publisher=Harvard University Press|date=2010|isbn=9780674056084|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5wlDivOQGakC|pages=23–25}}</ref>
* [[706]] &ndash; In [[China]], [[Emperor Zhongzong of Tang]] inters the bodies of relatives in the [[Qianling Mausoleum]], located on [[Mount Liang]] outside [[Chang'an]].
* [[866]] &ndash; [[Battle of Brissarthe]]: The [[Francia|Franks]] led by [[Robert the Strong]] are defeated by a joint [[Bretons|Breton]]-[[Vikings|Viking]] army.
* [[936]] &ndash; King [[Henry the Fowler]] dies in his [[Kaiserpfalz|royal palace]] in [[Memleben]]. He is succeeded by his son [[Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor|Otto I]], who becomes the ruler of [[East Francia]].
* [[963]] &ndash; The [[Byzantine army]] proclaims [[Nikephoros II Phokas]] [[Byzantine emperor|Emperor of the Romans]] on the plains outside [[Kayseri|Cappadocian Caesarea]].
*[[1298]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Göllheim]] is fought between [[Albert I of Habsburg]] and [[Adolf, King of the Romans|Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg]].
*[[1494]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Tordesillas]] is ratified by Spain.
*[[1504]] &ndash; [[Bogdan III the One-Eyed]] becomes [[Voivode]] of [[Moldavia]].
*[[1555]] &ndash; Ottoman Admiral [[Turgut Reis]] sacks the Italian city of [[Paola, Calabria|Paola]].
*[[1561]] &ndash; [[Menas of Ethiopia|Menas, emperor of Ethiopia]], defeats a revolt in [[Emfraz]].
*[[1582]] &ndash; [[Battle of Yamazaki]]: [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] defeats [[Akechi Mitsuhide]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1613]] &ndash; The first English expedition (from [[Virginia]]) against [[Acadia]] led by [[Samuel Argall]] takes place.
*[[1644]] &ndash; [[English Civil War]]: [[Battle of Marston Moor]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Battle of Marston Moor 1644, Bilton-in-Ainsty with Bickerton - 1000020 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1000020 |website=historicengland.org.uk |access-date=3 April 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1645]] &ndash; [[Battle of Alford]]: [[Wars of the Three Kingdoms]].
*[[1698]] &ndash; [[Thomas Savery]] patents the first [[steam engine]].
*[[1723]] &ndash; Bach's [[Magnificat in E-flat major, BWV 243a|Magnificat]] is first performed.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000012?lang=en| title = Magnificat in E flat major [first version] BWV 243.1; BWV 243a; BC E 13 / Magnificat (The Visitation of Mary [2 July])| work = [[Bach Digital]]| access-date = 28 July 2018}}</ref>
*[[1724]] &ndash; On the [[Visitation (Christianity)|Feast of the Visitation]], [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]] leads the first performance of his ''{{lang|de|[[Meine Seel erhebt den Herren, BWV 10|Meine Seel erhebt den Herren]]}}'', BWV{{nbsp}}10, the fifth cantata of his [[chorale cantata cycle]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.bach-digital.de/receive/BachDigitalWork_work_00000303?lang=en | title = Meine Seel erhebt den Herren BWV 10; BC A 175 | work = [[Bach Digital]] | access-date = 24 June 2024}}</ref>
*[[1776]] &ndash; [[American Revolution]]: The [[Second Continental Congress|Continental Congress]] adopts the [[Lee Resolution]] severing ties with the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]], although the wording of the formal [[United States Declaration of Independence|Declaration of Independence]] is not adopted until [[July 4]].
*[[1816]] &ndash; The {{ship|French frigate|Méduse|1810|6}} strikes the [[Bay of Arguin|Bank of Arguin]] and 151 people on board have to be evacuated on an improvised raft, a case immortalised by [[Théodore Géricault|Géricault]]'s painting ''[[The Raft of the Medusa]]''.
*[[1822]] &ndash; Thirty-five slaves, including [[Denmark Vesey]], are hanged in [[South Carolina]] after being accused of organizing a [[slave rebellion]].
*[[1823]] &ndash; [[Bahia]] Independence Day: The end of [[Portuguese rule in Brazil]], with [[Siege of Salvador|the final defeat]] of the Portuguese crown loyalists in the province of Bahia.
*[[1839]] &ndash; Twenty miles off the coast of [[Cuba]], 53 kidnapped Africans led by [[Joseph Cinqué]] mutiny and take over the slave ship ''[[La Amistad|Amistad]]''.
*[[1840]] &ndash; A {{M|s}} [[1840 Ahora earthquake|7.4 earthquake]] strikes present-day Turkey and Armenia; combined with the effects of an eruption on [[Mount Ararat]], kills 10,000 people.<ref name="KarakhanianOther2004a">{{cite journal |last1=Karakhanian|first1=A.S. |last2=Trifonov|first2=V.G. |last3=Philip|first3=H. |last4=Avagyan|first4=A. |last5=Hessami|first5=K. |last6=Jamali|first6=F. |last7=Bayraktutan|first7=M. S. |last8=Bagdassarian|first8=H. |last9=Arakelian|first9=S. |last10=Davtian|first10=V. |last11=Adilkhanyan |first11=A. |title = Active faulting and natural hazards in Armenia, Eastern Turkey and North-Western Iran |journal=[[Tectonophysics (journal)|Tectonophysics]] |year=2004 |volume=380 |issue=3–4 |pages=189–219 |doi = 10.1016/j.tecto.2003.09.020 |bibcode=2004Tectp.380..189K }}</ref>
*[[1853]] &ndash; The Russian Army crosses the Prut river into the [[Danubian Principalities]] ([[Moldavia]] and [[Wallachia]]), providing the spark that will [[Crimean War#First hostilities|set off the Crimean War]].
*[[1864]] &ndash; [[Dimitri Atanasescu]] founds the first Romanian school in the Balkans for the [[Aromanians]] in [[Trnovo, Bitola|Trnovo]], in the Ottoman Empire (now in [[North Macedonia]]).<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://yadda.icm.edu.pl/yadda/element/bwmeta1.element.ojs-doi-10_14746_bp_2015_22_8|title=The Aromanian-Romanian national movement (1859-1905): an analytical model|first=Vladimir|last=Crețulescu|journal=Balcanica Posnaniensia. Acta et studia|volume=22|issue=1|pages=99–121|year=2015|doi=10.14746/bp.2015.22.8|doi-access=free}}</ref>
*[[1871]] &ndash; [[Victor Emmanuel II of Italy]] enters Rome after having conquered it from the [[Papal States]].
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Charles J. Guiteau]] shoots and fatally wounds U.S. President [[James A. Garfield]] (who will die of complications from his wounds on September 19).
*[[1890]] &ndash; The [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] passes the [[Sherman Antitrust Act]].
*[[1897]] &ndash; British-Italian engineer [[Guglielmo Marconi]] obtains a patent for [[History of radio|radio]] in London.
*[[1900]] &ndash; An [[airship]] designed and constructed by Count [[Ferdinand von Zeppelin]] of Germany made its first flight on [[Lake Constance]] near Friedrichshafen.<ref>{{cite book|first=Jacques|last=Legrand|title=Chronicle of the 20th Century|publisher=Ecam Publication|year=1987|page=16|isbn=0-942191-01-3}}</ref>
*  1900   &ndash; [[Jean Sibelius]]' ''[[Finlandia]]'' receives its première performance in Helsinki with the [[Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra|Helsinki Philharmonic Society]] conducted by [[Robert Kajanus]].

===1901–present===
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: U.S. President [[Warren G. Harding]] signs the [[Knox–Porter Resolution]] formally ending the war between the United States and [[Weimar Republic|Germany]]. 
*[[1934]] &ndash; The [[Night of the Long Knives]] ends after three days of killings.
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Amelia Earhart]] and navigator [[Fred Noonan]] are last heard from over the Pacific Ocean while attempting to make the first equatorial round-the-world flight.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amelia Earhart {{!}} Biography, Disappearance, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amelia-Earhart |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=12 December 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1940]] &ndash; Indian independence leader [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] is arrested and detained in [[Kolkata|Calcutta]].
*  1940   &ndash; The [[SS Arandora Star|SS ''Arandora Star'']] is sunk by [[U-47 (1938)|U-47]] in the [[North Atlantic]] with the loss of over 800 lives, mostly civilians. 
*[[1962]] &ndash; The first [[Walmart]] store, then known as Wal-Mart, opens for business in [[Rogers, Arkansas]].
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Civil rights movement]]: U.S. President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] signs the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]] meant to prohibit segregation in public places.
*[[1966]] &ndash; France conducts its first [[1966–70 French nuclear tests|nuclear weapon test]] in the Pacific, on [[Moruroa]] Atoll.
*[[1976]] &ndash; End of [[Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam|South Vietnam]]; Communist [[North Vietnam]] annexes the former [[South Vietnam]] to form the unified [[Vietnam|Socialist Republic of Vietnam]].
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Rodrigo Rojas DeNegri|Rodrigo Rojas]] and [[Carmen Gloria Quintana]] are burnt alive during a street demonstration against the [[Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–90)|dictatorship]] of General [[Augusto Pinochet]] in [[Chile]].
*  1986   &ndash; [[Aeroflot Flight 2306]] crashes while attempting an emergency landing at [[Syktyvkar Airport]] in [[Syktyvkar]], in present-day [[Komi Republic]], [[Russia]], killing 54 people.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Tupolev Tu-134AK CCCP-65120 Kopsa|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860702-1|access-date=2021-05-18|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Marcel Lefebvre]] and [[Econe consecrations|the four bishops]] he consecrated were [[Excommunication|excommunicated]] by the [[Holy See]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=APOSTOLIC LETTER "ECCLESIA DEI"|url=http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_commissions/ecclsdei/documents/hf_jp-ii_motu-proprio_02071988_ecclesia-dei_en.html|access-date=2021-04-17|website=www.vatican.va}}</ref>
*[[1990]] &ndash; In the [[1990 Mecca tunnel tragedy]], 1,400 Muslim pilgrims are suffocated to death and trampled upon in a pedestrian tunnel leading to the holy city of [[Mecca]].<ref>{{cite news|title=1,400 Reported Killed in Mecca Tunnel Crush|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=July 3, 1990|access-date=July 2, 2020|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-07-03-mn-607-story.html|postscript=none}}; {{cite news|title=A History of Hajj Tragedies|work=The Guardian|date=13 January 2006|access-date=July 2, 2020|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/jan/13/saudiarabia}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[USAir Flight 1016]] crashes near [[Charlotte Douglas International Airport]], killing 37 of the 57 people on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31 N954VJ Charlotte-Douglas Airport, NC (CLT)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19940702-0|access-date=2019-07-06|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; The Bank of Thailand floats the [[baht]], triggering the [[1997 Asian financial crisis|Asian financial crisis]].
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Vicente Fox Quesada]] is elected the first [[President of Mexico|President of México]] from an opposition party, the [[National Action Party (Mexico)|Partido Acción Nacional]], after more than 70 years of continuous rule by the [[Institutional Revolutionary Party|Partido Revolucionario Institucional]].
*[[2001]] &ndash; The [[AbioCor]] self-contained artificial heart is first implanted.
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Steve Fossett]] becomes the first person to fly solo around the world nonstop in a balloon.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fossett's balloon challenge |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/2078121.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=3 April 2021 |date=2 July 2002}}</ref>
*[[2005]] &ndash; The [[Live 8]] benefit concerts takes place in the [[G8]] states and in South Africa. More than 1,000 musicians perform and are broadcast on 182 television networks and 2,000 radio networks.
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Colombian conflict]]: [[Íngrid Betancourt]], a member of the [[Chamber of Representatives of Colombia]], is released from captivity after being held for six and a half years by [[Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia|FARC]].
*[[2010]] &ndash; The [[2010 South Kivu tank truck explosion|South Kivu tank truck explosion]] in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] kills at least 230 people.
*[[2013]] &ndash; The [[International Astronomical Union]] names [[Moons of Pluto|Pluto's fourth and fifth moons]], [[Kerberos (moon)|Kerberos]] and [[Styx (moon)|Styx]].
*  2013   &ndash; A magnitude 6.1 [[2013 Aceh earthquake|earthquake strikes]] [[Aceh]], [[Indonesia]], killing at least 42 people and injuring 420 others.
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[2024 Uttar Pradesh stampede|A stampede]] during a religious event in [[Uttar Pradesh]], India, leaves at least 121 people dead and 150 others injured.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hrishikesh |first=Sharanya |title=Hathras crush: More than 120 killed at religious event in India |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv2g7wgj83no |access-date=2024-07-05 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Patel |first=Shivam |last2=Sharma |first2=Saurabh |date=3 July 2024 |title=India stampede killed 121 in wake of massive overcrowding, police say |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/massive-overcrowding-led-stampede-indias-hathras-document-says-2024-07-03/ |website=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Raj |first=Suhasini |last2=Yasir |first2=Sameer |last3=Kumar |first3=Hari |date=2024-07-02 |title=Stampede at Religious Gathering in India Kills More Than 100 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/02/world/asia/india-stampede-religious-event.html |access-date=2024-07-05 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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==Births==
===Pre-1600===
* [[419]] &ndash; [[Valentinian III]], Roman emperor (d. 455)
*[[1363]] &ndash; [[Maria, Queen of Sicily]] (d. 1401)
*[[1478]] &ndash; [[Louis V, Elector Palatine]] (d. 1544)
*[[1486]] &ndash; [[Jacopo Sansovino]], Italian sculptor and architect (d. 1570)
*[[1489]] &ndash; [[Thomas Cranmer]], English archbishop, theologian, and saint (d. 1556)
*[[1492]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth Tudor (1492–1495)|Elizabeth Tudor]], English daughter of [[Henry VII of England]] (d. 1495)
*[[1500]] &ndash; [[Federico Cesi (cardinal)]], Italian cardinal (d. 1565)
*[[1575]] &ndash; [[Elizabeth de Vere, Countess of Derby]], English noblewoman and head of state of the Isle of Man (d. 1627)
*[[1597]] &ndash; [[Theodoor Rombouts]], Flemish painter (d. 1637)

===1601–1900===
*[[1647]] &ndash; [[Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham]], English politician, [[Lord President of the Council]] (d. 1730)
*[[1648]] &ndash; [[Arp Schnitger]], German organ builder (d. 1719)
*[[1665]] &ndash; [[Samuel Penhallow]], English-American soldier and historian (d. 1726)
*[[1667]] &ndash; [[Pietro Ottoboni (cardinal)|Pietro Ottoboni]], Italian cardinal and art collector (d. 1740)
*[[1714]] &ndash; [[Christoph Willibald Gluck]], German composer (d. 1787)<ref>{{NDB|6|466|469|Gluck, Christoph Willibald Ritter von|Hans Schmid|118539841}}</ref>
*[[1724]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock]], German poet and author (d. 1803)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Francisco Javier Echeverría]], Mexican businessman and politician. President of Mexico (1841) (d. 1852)<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/10060/Francisco%20Javier%20Echeverria|publisher=Busca Biografias|title=Francisco Javier Echeverría|language=es|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> 
*[[1819]] &ndash; [[Charles-Louis Hanon]], French pianist and composer (d. 1900)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[George Law Curry]], American publisher and politician, 5th [[List of Governors of Oregon|Governor of the Oregon Territory]] (d. 1878)
*  1820   &ndash; [[Juan N. Méndez]], Mexican general and interim president, 1876-1877 (d. 1894)<ref>{{citation|url=http://calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/juan-n-mendez/|publisher=Presidencia de la Republica de Mexico|title=JUAN N. MÉNDEZ|access-date=May 28, 2019|language=es|archive-date=May 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190528055920/http://calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/juan-n-mendez/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1821]] &ndash; [[Charles Tupper]], Canadian physician and politician, 6th [[Prime Minister of Canada]] (d. 1915)
*[[1825]] &ndash; [[Émile Ollivier]], French statesman (d. 1913)
*[[1834]] &ndash; [[Hendrick Peter Godfried Quack]], Dutch economist and historian (d. 1917)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919)|Maria Theresa of Austria-Este]] (d. 1919)
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[William Henry Bragg]], English physicist, chemist, and mathematician, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1942)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Lily Braun]], German author and publicist (d. 1916)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Liane de Pougy]], French-Swiss dancer and author (d. 1950)
*[[1876]] &ndash; [[Harriet Brooks]], Canadian physicist and academic (d. 1933)
*  1876   &ndash; [[Wilhelm Cuno]], German businessman and politician, [[Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)|Chancellor of Germany]] (d. 1933)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Hermann Hesse]], German-born Swiss poet, novelist, and painter, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1962)
*  1877   &ndash; [[Rinaldo Cuneo]], American artist ("the painter of San Francisco") (d. 1939)
*[[1881]] &ndash; [[Royal Hurlburt Weller]], American lawyer and politician (d. 1929)
*[[1884]] &ndash; [[Alfons Maria Jakob]], German neurologist and author (d. 1931)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[Ralph Hancock (landscape gardener)|Ralph Hancock]], Welsh gardener and author (d. 1950)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Tyrone Guthrie]], English actor and director (d. 1971)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Sophie Harris]], English costume and scenic designer for theatre and opera (d. 1966)

===1901–present===
*[[1902]] &ndash; [[K. Kanapathypillai]], Sri Lankan author and academic (d. 1968)
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Alec Douglas-Home]], English cricketer and politician, 66th [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (d. 1995)
*  1903   &ndash; [[Olav V of Norway]] (d. 1991)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[René Lacoste]], French tennis player and businessman, created the [[polo shirt]] (d. 1996)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Hans Bethe]], German-American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2005)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Károly Kárpáti]], Hungarian Jewish wrestler (d. 1996)
*  1906   &ndash; [[Séra Martin]], French middle-distance runner (d. 1993)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Thurgood Marshall]], American lawyer and [[civil rights]] activist, 32nd [[Solicitor General of the United States]], and former [[Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court|Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the United States]] (d. 1993)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Reg Parnell]], English race car driver and manager (d. 1964)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Max Beloff, Baron Beloff]], English historian and academic (d. 1999)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Frederick Fennell]], American conductor and educator (d. 2004)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Ethelreda Leopold]], American actress (d. 1988)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Mário Schenberg]], Brazilian physicist and engineer (d. 1990)
*  1914   &ndash; [[Erich Topp]], German admiral (d. 2005)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington]], British peer, politician and soldier (d. 2014)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Ken Curtis]], American actor and singer (d. 1991)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Hans-Ulrich Rudel]], German colonel and pilot (d. 1982)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Reino Kangasmäki]], Finnish wrestler (d. 2010)
*  1916   &ndash; [[Zélia Gattai]], Brazilian author and photographer (d. 2008)
*[[1917]] &ndash; [[Leonard J. Arrington]], American author and academic, founded the [[Mormon History Association]] (d. 1999)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Athos Bulcão]], Brazilian painter and sculptor (d. 2008)
*  1918   &ndash; [[Indumati Bhattacharya]], Indian politician (d. 1990)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Jean Craighead George]], American author (d. 2012)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[John Kneubuhl]], Samoan-American historian, screenwriter, and playwright (d. 1992)
*[[1922]] &ndash; [[Pierre Cardin]], Italian-French fashion designer (d. 2020)
*  1922   &ndash; [[Paula Valenska]], Czech actress (d. 1994)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Cyril M. Kornbluth]], American soldier and author (d. 1958)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Wisława Szymborska]], Polish poet and translator, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2012)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Chia-ying Yeh]], Chinese-born Canadian poet and sinologist<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/J61MIELH05258K7A.html|title=百岁叶嘉莹：在自己的节奏里，过好这一生|publisher=163.com|date=2 July 2024|accessdate=2 July 2024|language=zh}}</ref> (d. 2024)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Medgar Evers]], American soldier and activist (d. 1963)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Patrice Lumumba]], Congolese politician, 1st [[Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (d. 1961)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Marvin Rainwater]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Octavian Paler]], Romanian journalist and politician (d. 2007)
*[[1927]] &ndash; [[Lee Allen (musician)|Lee Allen]], American saxophone player (d. 1994)
*  1927   &ndash; [[James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern]], Scottish lawyer and politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain]]
*  1927   &ndash; [[Brock Peters]], American actor (d. 2005)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Imelda Marcos]], Filipino politician; 10th First Lady of the Philippines
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Ahmad Jamal]], American jazz musician (d. 2023)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/16/obituaries/ahmad-jamal-jazz-dead.html|title=Ahmad Jamal, Whose Spare Style Redefined Jazz Piano, Dies at 92|last=Grode|first=Eric|newspaper=The New York Times|date=April 16, 2023|access-date=April 17, 2023}}</ref>
*  1930   &ndash; [[Carlos Menem]], Argentinian lawyer and politician, 50th [[President of Argentina]] (d. 2021)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Mohammad Yazdi]], Iranian cleric (d. 2020)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Dave Thomas (businessman)|Dave Thomas]], American businessman and philanthropist, founded [[Wendy's]] (d. 2002)
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Peter Desbarats]], Canadian journalist, author, and playwright (d. 2014)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Kenny Wharram]], Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2017)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Tom Springfield]], English musician (d. 2022)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-springfield-mn0000616982 |title=Tom Springfield – Music Biography, Credits and Discography |website=AllMusic |date=2 July 1934 |access-date=6 January 2013}}</ref>
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Gilbert Kalish]], American pianist and educator
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Omar Suleiman (politician)|Omar Suleiman]], Egyptian general and politician, 16th [[Vice President of Egypt]] (d. 2012)
*[[1937]] &ndash; [[Polly Holliday]], American actress<ref>{{cite web|title=Polly Holliday Biography (1937-)|publisher=Filmreference.com|year=2010|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/11/Polly-Holliday.html|access-date=2010-11-17}}</ref>
*  1937   &ndash; [[Richard Petty]], American race car driver and sportscaster
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[David Owen]], English physician and politician, [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]]
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[Alexandros Panagoulis]], Greek poet and politician (d. 1976)
*  1939   &ndash; [[John H. Sununu]], American engineer and politician, 14th [[White House Chief of Staff]]
*  1939   &ndash; [[Paul Williams (The Temptations)|Paul Williams]], American singer and choreographer (d. 1973)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Kenneth Clarke]], English politician, [[Lord Chancellor|Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain]]
*  1940   &ndash; [[Georgi Ivanov (cosmonaut)|Georgi Ivanov]], Bulgarian military officer, cosmonaut and politician<ref>{{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Colin |title=Interkosmos: The Eastern Bloc's Early Space Program |date=2016 |publisher=Springer Praxis Books |location=Cham |isbn=9783319241630 |page=77}}</ref>
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[William Guest (singer)|William Guest]], American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2015) 
*  1941   &ndash; [[Wendell Mottley]], Trinidadian sprinter, economist, and politician
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[John Eekelaar]], South African-English lawyer and scholar
*  1942   &ndash; [[Vicente Fox]], Mexican businessman and politician, 35th [[President of Mexico]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buscabiografias.com/biografia/verDetalle/3690/Vicente%20Fox%20Quesada|title=Vicente Fox Quesada|publisher=Busca Biografias|language=es|access-date=May 30, 2019}}</ref>
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Ivi Eenmaa]], Estonian politician, 36th [[Mayor of Tallinn]]
*  1943   &ndash; [[Larry Lake (musician)|Larry Lake]], American-Canadian trumpet player and composer (d. 2013)
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[Richard Axel]], American neuroscientist and biologist, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*  1946   &ndash; [[Ron Silver]], American actor, director, and political activist (d. 2009)
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Larry David]], American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/larry-david/bio/180721|title=Larry David Biography|magazine=[[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]]|archive-date=July 18, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718192122/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/larry-david/bio/180721}}</ref>
*  1947   &ndash; [[Ann Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Bolton]], English politician, [[Minister for International Security Strategy]]
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Mutula Kilonzo]], Kenyan lawyer and politician (d. 2013)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Greg Brown (folk musician)|Greg Brown]], American musician<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/greg-brown-mn0000800426/biography "Greg Brown Biography"] Retrieved 19 August 2015</ref>
*  1949   &ndash; [[Robert Paquette]], Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref>[https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/robert-paquette-emc Robert Paquette], [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]].</ref>
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Lynne Brindley]], English librarian and academic
*  1950   &ndash; [[Jon Trickett]], English politician
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Sylvia Rivera]], American transgender rights activist (d. 2002)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://outhistory.org/exhibits/show/tgi-bios/sylvia-rivera|title="Hell Hath No Fury like a Drag Queen Scorned": Sylvia Rivera's Activism, Resistance, and Resilience · Challenging Gender Boundaries: A Trans Biography Project · outhistory.org|website=outhistory.org|language=en-US|access-date=2018-06-01}}</ref> 
*  1952   &ndash; [[Anatoliy Solomin]], Ukrainian race walker and coach
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Chris Huhne]], English journalist and politician, [[Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change]]
*  1954   &ndash; [[Wendy Schaal]], American actress<ref>{{Cite web |title=Schaal, Wendy 1954– {{!}} Encyclopedia.com |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/schaal-wendy-1954 |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Kim Carr]], Australian educator and politician, 31st [[Minister for Human Services|Australian Minister for Human Services]]
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Jerry Hall]], American model and actress<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry Hall featured article: TheGenealogist|url=https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2015/who-do-you-think-you-are/jerry-hall-265/|access-date=September 4, 2015}}</ref>
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Bret Hart]], Canadian wrestler
*  1957   &ndash; [[Jüri Raidla]], Estonian lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Justice (Estonia)|Estonian Minister of Justice]]
*  1957   &ndash; [[Purvis Short]], American basketball player
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Pavan Malhotra]], Indian actor
*  1959   &ndash; [[Erwin Olaf]], Dutch photographer (d. 2023) <ref>{{cite web|url= https://research.rkd.nl/en/detail/https%3A%2F%2Fdata.rkd.nl%2Fartists%2F60396|title= RKD Research. Erwin Olaf}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Maria Lourdes Sereno]], Filipino lawyer and jurist, 24th [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines]]
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Clark Kellogg]], American basketball player and sportscaster
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Neil Williams (cricketer)|Neil Williams]], English cricketer (d. 2006)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Jose Canseco]], Cuban-American baseball player and mixed martial artist
*  1964   &ndash; [[Ozzie Canseco]], Cuban-American baseball player, coach, and manager
*  1964   &ndash; [[Joe Magrane]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*  1964   &ndash; [[Alan Tait]], English-Scottish rugby player and coach
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Norbert Röttgen]], German lawyer and politician
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Tim Rodber]], English rugby player
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Derrick Adkins]], American hurdler
*  1970   &ndash; [[Steve Morrow]], Northern Irish footballer and manager
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Troy Brown]], American football player and actor
*  1971   &ndash; [[Bryan Redpath]], Scottish rugby player and coach
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Darren Shan]], Irish author<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.darrenshan.com/facts/index.html|title= Darren Shan Biography|access-date= 2008-06-06|publisher= Darrenshan.com|archive-date= 2014-02-16|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140216235236/http://www.darrenshan.com/facts/index.html|url-status= dead}}</ref>
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Sean Casey (baseball)|Sean Casey]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Éric Dazé]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Kristen Michal]], Estonian lawyer and politician<ref>{{cite web|title=Kristan Michal|url=http://www.just.ee/7730|publisher=Justice Ministry|access-date=11 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208052011/http://www.just.ee/7730|archive-date=8 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
*  1975   &ndash; [[Erik Ohlsson (musician)|Erik Ohlsson]], Swedish singer and guitarist 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Elizabeth Reaser]], American actress<ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-10-24 |title=Elizabeth Reaser - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies - New York Times |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/396116/Elizabeth-Reaser/biography |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071024120323/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/396116/Elizabeth-Reaser/biography |url-status=dead |archive-date=2007-10-24 |access-date=2023-05-04 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet |title=Thank you for all the sweet birthday wishes but my bday is July 2. 🥴🥰🙏🏼 |user=reasereaser |number=1139966575987965952 |access-date=2023-05-04 |via=Twitter |language=en}}</ref> 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Stefan Terblanche]], South African rugby player
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Krisztián Lisztes (footballer, born 1976)|Krisztián Lisztes]], Hungarian footballer
*  1976   &ndash; [[Tomáš Vokoun]], Czech-American ice hockey player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Ľudovít Ódor]], Prime minister of Slovakia<ref name=nbs.sk>{{Cite web |url=https://nbs.sk/o-narodnej-banke/bankova-rada-nbs/viceguverner-narodnej-banky-slovenska/ |title=Viceguvernér Národnej banky Slovenska |date=18 September 2019 |publisher=[[National Bank of Slovakia]] |language=sk |access-date=7 May 2023 |archive-date=20 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520112812/https://nbs.sk/o-narodnej-banke/bankova-rada-nbs/viceguverner-narodnej-banky-slovenska/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Deniz Barış]], Turkish footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Jüri Ratas]], Estonian politician, 42nd [[Mayor of Tallinn]]
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Walter Davis (triple jumper)|Walter Davis]], American triple jumper
*  1979   &ndash; [[Ahmed al-Ghamdi]], Saudi Arabian terrorist, hijacker of [[United Airlines Flight 175]] (d. 2001)
*  1979   &ndash; [[Sam Hornish Jr.]], American race car driver
*  1979   &ndash; [[Joe Thornton]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Nyjer Morgan]], American baseball player
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Nathan Ellington]], English footballer 
*  1981   &ndash; [[Carlos Rogers (American football)|Carlos Rogers]], American football player
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Michelle Branch]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1983   &ndash; [[Kyle Hogg]], English cricketer
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Thomas Kortegaard]], Danish footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Johnny Weir]], American figure skater
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Rhett Bomar]], American football player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Chad Henne]], American football player
*  1985   &ndash; [[Ashley Tisdale]], American actress, singer, and producer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ashley-tisdale-mn0000469519|title = Ashley Tisdale &#124; Biography, Albums, Streaming Links|website = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Brett Cecil]], American baseball player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Lindsay Lohan]], American actress and singer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/10536573|work=BBC|title=Lindsay Lohan's chequered life in the spotlight|date=July 7, 2010|access-date=December 28, 2016}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Esteban Granero]], Spanish footballer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Lee Chung-yong]], South Korean footballer
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Nadezhda Grishaeva]], Russian basketball player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Alex Morgan]], American soccer player
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Kayla Harrison]], American judoka<ref>{{cite web|title=Kayla Harrison|url=https://www.olympic.org/kayla-harrison|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Merritt Mathias]], American soccer player
*  1990   &ndash; [[Morag McLellan]], Scottish field hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Glasgow 2014 - Morag McLellan Profile |url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_road/1029029/morag_mclellan.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803065452/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/cycling_road/1029029/morag_mclellan.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |website=results.glasgow2014.com |access-date=1 April 2020}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Margot Robbie]], Australian actress and producer<ref>{{cite web |title=Margot Robbie {{!}} Biography, Movies, Wolf of Wall Street, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margot-Robbie |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=2 July 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*  1990   &ndash; [[Danny Rose (footballer, born 1990)|Danny Rose]], English footballer
*  1990   &ndash; [[Bill Tupou]], New Zealand rugby league player
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[Madison Chock]], American ice dancer<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010533.htm |title= Madison CHOCK / Greg ZUERLEIN: 2010/2011 |publisher= International Skating Union |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110719041234/http://www.isuresults.com/bios/isufs00010533.htm |archive-date= July 19, 2011 |url-status= live }}</ref> 
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Vince Staples]], American rapper and actor<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/things-about-vince-staples/wlgzeRFt3wK0w43u5lffCI/|work=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|title=5 things about Vince Staples|access-date=November 22, 2018}}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Saweetie]], American rapper<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-03|title=Saweetie Threw A Freaknik Themed Birthday Party And The Lewks Were Everything!|url=https://hellobeautiful.com/3400959/saweetie-freaknik-birthday-party/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703174348/https://hellobeautiful.com/3400959/saweetie-freaknik-birthday-party/|archive-date=2021-07-03|access-date=2021-07-03|website=HelloBeautiful|language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Henrik Kristoffersen]], Norwegian skier
*  1994   &ndash; [[Derrick White]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Derrick White Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft Status ... |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/w/whitede01.html |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=June 30, 2024}}</ref>
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Ryan Murphy (swimmer)|Ryan Murphy]], American swimmer
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Julia Grabher]], Austrian tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Julia Grabher {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/320316/julia-grabher |access-date=2022-10-17 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[626]] &ndash; [[Li Jiancheng]], Chinese prince (b. 589)
*   626   &ndash; [[Li Yuanji]], Chinese prince (b. 603)
* [[649]] &ndash; [[Li Jing (Tang dynasty)|Li Jing]], Chinese general (b. 571)
* [[862]] &ndash; [[Swithun]], English bishop and saint (b. 789)
* [[866]] &ndash; [[Robert the Strong]], Frankish [[Nobility|nobleman]]
* [[936]] &ndash; [[Henry the Fowler]], German king (b. 876)
*[[1298]] &ndash; [[Adolf, King of the Romans]] (b. 1220)
*[[1504]] &ndash; [[Stephen III of Moldavia]] (b. 1434)
*[[1566]] &ndash; [[Nostradamus]], French astrologer and author (b. 1503)
*[[1578]] &ndash; [[Thomas Doughty (explorer)|Thomas Doughty]], English explorer 
*[[1582]] &ndash; [[Akechi Mitsuhide]], Japanese samurai and warlord (b. 1528)
*[[1591]] &ndash; [[Vincenzo Galilei]], Italian [[lute]] player and composer (b. 1520)

===1601–1900===
*[[1619]] &ndash; [[Francis II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg]] (b. 1547)
*[[1621]] &ndash; [[Thomas Harriot]], English astronomer, mathematician, and ethnographer (b. 1560)
*[[1656]] &ndash; [[François-Marie, comte de Broglie]], Italian-French general (b. 1611)
*[[1674]] &ndash; [[Eberhard III, Duke of Württemberg]] (b. 1614)
*[[1743]] &ndash; [[Spencer Compton, 1st Earl of Wilmington]], English politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1673)<ref>{{cite web |title=Spencer Compton, earl of Wilmington {{!}} English noble |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Spencer-Compton-earl-of-Wilmington-Viscount-Pevensey |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=1 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1746]] &ndash; [[Thomas Baker (antiquarian)|Thomas Baker]], English antiquarian and author (b. 1656)
*[[1778]] &ndash; [[Jean-Jacques Rousseau]], Swiss philosopher and composer (b. 1712)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[Gervasio Antonio de Posadas]], Argentinian lawyer and politician, 1st [[Supreme Director of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata]] (b. 1757)
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Samuel Hahnemann]], German physician and academic (b. 1755)
*[[1850]] &ndash; [[Robert Peel]], English lieutenant and politician, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] (b. 1788)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[Carlo Pisacane]], Italian soldier and philosopher (b. 1818)

===1901–present===
*[[1903]] &ndash; [[Ed Delahanty]], American baseball player (b. 1867)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Tom Richardson (cricketer)|Tom Richardson]], English cricketer (b. 1870)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Joseph Chamberlain]], English businessman and politician, [[Secretary of State for the Colonies]] (b. 1836)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Porfirio Díaz]], Mexican general and politician, 29th [[President of Mexico]] (b. 1830)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[William Louis Marshall]], American general and engineer (b. 1846)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Émile Coué]], French psychologist and pharmacist (b. 1857)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Gladys Brockwell]], American actress (b. 1894)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Manuel II of Portugal]] (b. 1889)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Thomas William Burgess]], English swimmer and water polo player (b. 1872)
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Edward Lawson (VC)|Edward Lawson]], English soldier, [[Victoria Cross]] recipient (b. 1873)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Ernest Hemingway]], American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1899)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Alicia Patterson]], American publisher, co-founded ''[[Newsday]]'' (b. 1906)
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Fireball Roberts]], American race car driver (b. 1929)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Jan Brzechwa]], Polish poet and author (b. 1900)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Jessie Street]], Australian suffragette and feminist (b. 1889)<ref>{{cite Australian Dictionary of Biography |last1=Radi |first1=Heather |title=Street, Lady Jessie Mary (1889–1970) |id2=street-lady-jessie-mary-11789 |access-date=9 February 2020}}</ref>
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Joseph Fielding Smith]], American religious leader, 10th [[List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (b. 1876)
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Betty Grable]], American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1916)
*  1973   &ndash; [[George McBride]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1880)
*  1973   &ndash; [[Ferdinand Schörner]], German field marshal (b. 1892)
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[James Robertson Justice]], English actor (b. 1907)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Nabokov]], Russian-born novelist and critic (b. 1899)
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Aris Alexandrou]], Greek author and poet (b. 1922)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Peanuts Lowrey]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1917)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Vibert Douglas]], Canadian astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1894)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Andrei Gromyko]], Soviet economist and politician, [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union)|Soviet Minister of Foreign Affairs]] (b. 1909)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Snooky Lanson]], American singer (b. 1914)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Lee Remick]], American actress (b. 1935)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Fred Gwynne]], American actor (b. 1926)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Andrés Escobar]], Colombian footballer (b. 1967)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Lloyd MacPhail]], Canadian businessman and politician, 23rd [[Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island]] (b. 1920)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[James Stewart]], American actor (b. 1908)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Mario Puzo]], American author and screenwriter (b. 1920)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Joey Dunlop]], Northern Irish motorcycle racer (b. 1952)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Ray Brown (musician)|Ray Brown]], American bassist and composer (b. 1926)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Briggs Cunningham]], American race car driver and businessman (b. 1907)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Mochtar Lubis]], Indonesian journalist and author (b. 1922)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Ernest Lehman]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1915)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Norm Prescott]], American actor, composer, and producer, co-founded [[Filmation|Filmation Studios]] (b. 1927)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Jan Murray]], American comedian, actor, and game show host (b. 1916)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Beverly Sills]], American operatic soprano and television personality (b. 1929)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Natasha Shneider]], Russian-American singer, keyboard player, and actress (b. 1956)
*  2008   &ndash; [[Elizabeth Spriggs]], English actress and screenwriter (b. 1929)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Beryl Bainbridge]], English screenwriter and author (b. 1932)
*[[2011]] &ndash; [[Itamar Franco]], Brazilian engineer and politician, 33rd [[President of Brazil]] (b. 1930)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Maurice Chevit]], French actor and screenwriter (b. 1923)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Julian Goodman]], American journalist (b. 1922)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Angelo Mangiarotti]], Italian architect and academic (b. 1921)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Betty Meggers]], American archaeologist and academic (b. 1921)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Ed Stroud]], American baseball player (b. 1939)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Anthony G. Bosco]], American bishop (b. 1927)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Douglas Engelbart]], American computer scientist, invented the [[mouse (computing)|computer mouse]] (b. 1925)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Armand Gaudreault]], Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1921)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Anthony Llewellyn]], Welsh-American chemist, academic, and astronaut (b. 1933)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Emilio Álvarez Montalván]], Nicaraguan ophthalmologist and politician (b. 1919)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Manuel Cardona]], Spanish physicist and academic (b. 1934)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Mary Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe]] (b. 1915)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Harold W. Kuhn]], American mathematician and academic (b. 1925)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Louis Zamperini]], American runner and World War II [[United States Army Air Forces|US Army Air Forces]] captain (b. 1917)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Ronald Davison]], New Zealand lawyer and judge, 10th [[Chief Justice of New Zealand]] (b. 1920) 
*  2015   &ndash; [[Charlie Sanders]], American football player and sportscaster (b. 1946)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Jim Weaver (athletic director)|Jim Weaver]], American football player and coach (b. 1945)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Jacobo Zabludovsky]], Mexican journalist (b. 1928)
*[[2016]] &ndash; [[Caroline Aherne]], English actress and comedian (b. 1963)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Michael Cimino]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1939)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Patrick Manning]], 4th & 6th Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago (b. 1946)
*  2016   &ndash; [[Elie Wiesel]], Holocaust survivor, activist, and author (b. 1928)
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Vladislav Rastorotsky]], a Russian (and former Soviet) artistic gymnastics coach, (b. 1933)<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/july/2|title= Famous Deaths on July 2|website=On This Day|access-date=2020-08-29}}</ref>
*  2017   &ndash; [[Smith Hart]], American-born Canadian professional wrestler (b. 1948)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Dormer|first=Dave|date=2017-07-02|title=Former Stampede Wrestling star Smith Hart dies at 68|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/smith-hart-cancer-death-1.4188445|access-date=2021-07-01}}</ref>
*[[2018]] &ndash; [[Alan Longmuir]],  Scottish musician (b. 1948)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/july/2|title=Famous Deaths on July 2|website=On This Day|access-date=2020-08-25}}</ref>
*[[2019]] &ndash; [[Lee Iacocca]], American automotive executive (b. 1924)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.onthisday.com/deaths/july/2|title=Famous Deaths on July 2|website=On This Day|access-date=2020-08-25}}</ref>
*[[2020]] &ndash; [[Ángela Jeria]], Chilean archaeologist (b. 1926)
*  2020   &ndash; [[Byron Bernstein]], American Twitch streamer (b. 1989)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-53277733|title=Reckful: Twitch and gamers pay tribute after star's death|work=BBC News|date=3 July 2020}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[feast day]]:
**[[Aberoh and Atom]] ([[Coptic Church]])
**[[Bernardino Realino]]
**Feast of the [[Visitation (Christianity)|Visitation]] ([[Anglicanism]]; [[Levoča]] at [[Basilica of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Levoča|Mariánska hora]])
**[[Monegundis]]
**[[Otto of Bamberg]]
**[[Oudoceus]]
**[[Martinian and Processus]]
**[[Pishoy]] (Coptic Church)
**[[Stephen III of Moldavia]]
**[[July 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*[[Flag Day (Curaçao)]] 
*[[Palio di Siena|Palio di Provenzano]] ([[Siena]], [[Italy]])
*[[Police Day (Azerbaijan)]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/2 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=07|day=02}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/july/2 |title=Historical Events on July 2 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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